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• Tornado forecasting improves, but still deaths keep coming

  05-03-2019 23:24
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Sometimes in forecasting tornadoes, you can get everything technically right, and yet it all goes horribly wrong. Three days before the killer Alabama tornado struck, government severe-storm meteorologists cautioned that conditions could be ripe for twisters in the Southeast on Sunday. Then, an hour before the tragedy, they warned that a strong […]
  
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• Nothing Is a Greater Waste of Time Than the Planned Debate Between Jordan Peterson and Slavoj Zizek

  05-03-2019 23:19 via thestranger.com
  
  by Charles Mudede Zizek is an actual philosopher. Peterson is a hack. Marx (above) is the father of my imagination.Alex Potemki/gettyimages.com
  
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• US regulators warn people not to use some Claire’s makeup

  05-03-2019 23:14
  NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. regulators are warning people not to use certain Claire’s makeup products because tests confirmed they contained asbestos. The Food and Drug Administration says Claire’s refused its request for a recall, and that the agency doesn’t have the power to force one. A representative for Claire’s did not immediately have a […]
  
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• FDA warns of asbestos in Claire’s makeup; company disputes

  05-03-2019 23:14
  NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. regulators on Tuesday warned people not to use certain Claire’s makeup products after samples tested positive for asbestos, but the retailer disputed the findings. The Food and Drug Administraiton said it issued the warning because it said Claire’s refused to comply with its request for a recall, and that the […]
  
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• Nashville providers plan to coordinate indigent health care

  05-03-2019 23:01
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville health care providers are proposing a new indigent care system that they hope will be a model for the nation. The proposal envisions a seamless network of care by providers across the city including Nashville General Hospital, the major hospital systems, the health department and community clinics. The proposal is […]
  
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• ‘Brilliant’ man who was an inventor of the calculator dies

  05-03-2019 23:01
  Jerry Merryman, one of the three men credited with inventing the hand-held calculator while working at Dallas-based Texas Instruments, has died. He was 86.
  
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• Cheater Shocked to Learn Spouse Also Cheating

  05-03-2019 22:50 via thestranger.com
  Savage Love Letter of the Dayby Dan Savage
  Originally published November 14, 2014.
  My wife has been reading a lot about open marriages and she recently decided that it was the best move for our marriage.
  Quick background: we have been married for over ten years. During this time I have cheated on her numerous times. It started with online sex chats and running up hundreds of dollars on credit cards. She first found out about it by finding the charges. We had been married only 1 year at this poin
  
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• Hey Mac: I've Got Some Mitski Songs to Send Your Way!

  05-03-2019 22:40 via thestranger.com
  
  When the yee-haw agenda goes wrong.by Jasmyne KeimigMac DeMarco Mac-DeMarco-ing out Marcelo Hernandez/Getty Images
  This morning I woke up to some weird music news. Canadian slack-rocker Mac DeMarco dropped a new single "Nobody," while announcing his new record, Here Comes the Cowboy out in May. But, um, do both the lead single and the album title sound familiar to anyone? Anyone? Yeah, that's because indie rock god Mitski released universally acclaimed album Be the Cowboy last year that also fea
  
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• Oregon Senate President takes short medical leave

  05-03-2019 22:39
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Senate President Peter Courtney is taking a 10-day medical leave to recover from a flare-up of an existing eye condition. Spokeswoman Carol Currie confirmed Tuesday that Courtney is suffering from a recurrence of thyroid eye disease. It is an autoimmune condition that causes eye swelling, irritation and decreased vision. Currie […]
  
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• Former Bellingham worker sentenced to prison for filming women at city pool, possessing child porn

  05-03-2019 22:28
  Records show six women have sued the city and its employee, David Frick, over the voyeurism after Frick admitted to videotaping the women in 2015.
  
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• Ex-city worker gets prison for filming women, child porn

  05-03-2019 22:28
  Records show six women have sued the city and its employee, David Frick, over the voyeurism after Frick admitted to videotaping the women in 2015.
  
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• DJ Lord Phatrick Prescribes a Healthy Diet of Disco and Electro at Pony's Medical Rx Monthly

  05-03-2019 22:00 via thestranger.com
  
  A resident DJ at Pony's Medical Rx night, Lord Phatrick gets your blood circulating with a healthy diet of disco and electro cuts.by Dave SegalSeattle DJ Lord Phatrick's itinerary includes festival dates in the Netherlands. Valerie Calano
  LORD PHATRICK (aka PAT JANDRO; Medical Rx)
  Current top 5 tracks:
  Vertical67, "Sapphire Blue" [played @33 rpm] (Vortex Traks )
  "I didn’t realize I was playing this song at the wrong speed until I flipped the record over after about 3 repeat listens of 'Sap
  
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• The Top 21 Ways to Celebrate Mardi Gras 2019 in Seattle

  05-03-2019 21:56 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffGet your King Cake fix at local spots like Bakery Nouveau. Clare Barboza
  It's time to celebrate Mardi Gras, the culturally diverse and party-filled pre-Lent holiday that falls on Tuesday, March 5, this year. Whether you're looking to let loose the day of or a few days after, we've got you covered, from music events like the annual Beatwalk Fat Tuesday to traditions from other countries like Brazilian Carnaval and Balkan Night Northwest. See our top picks below, and
  
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• Oregon bill would effectively ban death penalty in state

  05-03-2019 21:32
  There has been a moratorium on executions since 2011, and the proposal -- ban them except in cases of terrorism -- would effectively do away with the death penalty.
  
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• FDA chief Scott Gottlieb steps down after nearly 2 years

  05-03-2019 21:30
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb is stepping down after nearly two years leading the agency’s response to a host of public health challenges, including the opioid epidemic, rising drug prices and underage vaping. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar announced in a statement Tuesday that Gottlieb would leave in […]
  
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• Feds: Forgery operation produced over 10,000 fake documents

  05-03-2019 21:21
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A man from a primarily Hispanic town in Oregon has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to produce false documents after agents found a document-forging lab in his apartment that had allegedly produced over 10,000 fake social security cards, drivers licenses and immigration-related documents. Federal prosecutors say Miguel Merecias-Lopez, 24, of Woodburn, Oregon, […]
  
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• As Google Bans Political Ads Across Canada, a Similar Ban Here in Washington State Remains Full of Holes

  05-03-2019 21:20 via thestranger.com
  
  Heads up, neighbors to the north. Google's ban here is rather flawed.by Eli SandersGoogle banned local political ads in Washington State about nine months ago, but hasn't been able to stop itself from selling them. David Ramos / Getty Images
  Google just announced it's banning political ads in all of Canada because it can't get its automated systems to comply with strong online ad transparency requirements passed by the Canadian government.If that's sounds familiar, it may be because Google annou
  
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• Why Get Mad When You Can Get Mild This March?

  05-03-2019 20:50 via thestranger.com
  
  March is not a time for basketball, it's a time for mild British beer.by Lester BlackBill Arnott with a half empty glass of Dark Mild. Lester Black
  Mild was once one of the world’s most popular beers. This malty, lightly hopped and highly seasonable beer accounted for more than 75 percent of all beer brewed in Britain in the 1930s, according to Brian Glover’s entry in the Oxford Companion to Beer.That’s not the case anymore. Hardly any breweries produce mild, and very few drink
  
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• New Mexico sues US Air Force over groundwater contamination

  05-03-2019 20:22
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico on Tuesday sued the U.S. Air Force over groundwater contamination at two bases, saying the federal government has a responsibility to clean up plumes of toxic chemicals left behind by past military firefighting activities. The contamination — linked to a class of chemicals known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, […]
  
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• Israeli spacecraft snaps ultimate selfie on way to moon

  05-03-2019 20:16
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — An Israeli spacecraft has taken the ultimate selfie on its roundabout journey to the moon. Organizers for the privately funded mission released the photo Tuesday, 1 ½ weeks after its launch. It shows the spacecraft Beresheet, Hebrew for Genesis, orbiting some 23,300 miles (37,600 kilometers) away, with the entire Earth […]
  
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• Jury: Behavioral therapist molested autistic client

  05-03-2019 20:11
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A Multnomah County jury convicted a 29-year-old former behavioral therapist of sexually abusing a 13-year-old autistic boy who was her client. The Multnomah County District Attorney says that a jury unanimously found Abigail Kim guilty on Monday of one count each of second-degree rape and sodomy and six counts of first-degree […]
  
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• Inslee Maintains Support for Embattled Liquor and Cannabis Board Member

  05-03-2019 20:10 via thestranger.com
  
  Gov. Jay Inslee is standing by his nomination to the Liquor and Cannabis Board, even though ten lawmakers called for the nominee to be removed for perpetuating "toxic culture" at the state's pot regulator.by Lester BlackSen. Guy Palumbo said the LCB needs to move beyond "gotcha kind of tactics.” Lester Black
  Gov. Jay Inslee is defending his nomination of embattled Liquor and Cannabis (LCB) Board Member Russ Hauge, writing in a letter to state lawmakers that Hauge deserves another four year
  
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• Bill would let young adults conceal carry guns across Idaho

  05-03-2019 20:10
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho legislative committee has advanced a bill that would allow 18- to 20-year-olds carry a concealed weapon in city limits without a permit. People 21 and older already have that right in Idaho. But that law, passed in 2016, excluded 18-to-20-year-olds from carrying a concealed handgun within city limits unless […]
  
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• Bill would let young adults carry concealed guns in cities

  05-03-2019 20:10
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A measure that would allow 18- to 20-year-olds to carry a concealed weapon without a permit throughout Idaho has moved forward in the Legislature. People 21 and older already have that right in Idaho. But that law, passed in 2016, excluded 18- to 20-year-olds from carrying a concealed handgun within the […]
  
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• Teen tells Senate why he defied his mom to get vaccinated

  05-03-2019 19:49
  Ethan Lindenberger of Norwalk, Ohio, said he knows his mother loves him but that her belief in online conspiracies threatened his health and that of his classmates, so when he turned 18, he got shots on his own.
  
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• Confusing Conceptual Art at Glassbox Gallery

  05-03-2019 19:40 via thestranger.com
  
  by Jasmyne KeimigDori Hana Scherer's piece "crying and bleeding and tweeting in the rain" in the exhibition Never Eat Shredded Wheat at Glassbox Gallery. Jasmyne KeimigWhen I first walked into Seattle artist Dori Hana Scherer's Never Eat Shredded Wheat at Glassbox Gallery, I had to make sure that I wasn't in Los Angeles. There's a very LA-feel to this show, and I'm not sure that's a compliment. Maybe it's the white walls. The sparseness of the decoration. The implied weightiness of the text-base
  
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• State officials propose Pioneer Home rate increases

  05-03-2019 19:31
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — State officials are proposing rate increases of between 40 percent and nearly 140 percent for residents of Alaska’s state-supported elder-care facilities. Clinton Lasley is the director of the division overseeing Pioneer Homes. He says to cover proposed budget cuts, the homes are looking at rates in line with the cost to […]
  
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• State officials propose elder-care facility rate increases

  05-03-2019 19:31
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — State officials are proposing rate increases of between 40 percent and nearly 140 percent for residents of Alaska’s state-supported elder-care facilities, according to health department documents released ahead of a Tuesday legislative hearing. Clinton Lasley, director of the division overseeing the state’s Pioneer Homes, said to cover proposed budget cuts, the […]
  
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• Lawsuit: Trump family-planning rule ‘politicizes’ medicine

  05-03-2019 19:16
  A new Trump administration rule for family-planning grants could trigger a national public health crisis, the American Medical Association and Planned Parenthood said in a lawsuit Tuesday challenging the rule. The new rule, announced last week by the Department of Health and Human Services, would prohibit family planning clinics funded by the federal Title X […]
  
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• AMA: Trump family-planning abortion rule risks health crisis

  05-03-2019 19:16
  The American Medical Association and Planned Parenthood filed a federal court lawsuit Tuesday challenging a new Trump administration rule changing criteria for family-planning grant money in ways sought by anti-abortion activists. The new rule, announced last week by the Department of Health and Human Services, would prohibit family planning clinics funded by the federal Title […]
  
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• AMA, Planned Parenthood challenge Trump family-planning rule

  05-03-2019 19:16
  The American Medical Association and Planned Parenthood filed a federal court lawsuit Tuesday challenging a new Trump administration rule changing criteria for family-planning grant money in ways sought by anti-abortion activists. The new rule, announced last week by the Department of Health and Human Services, would prohibit family planning clinics funded by the federal Title […]
  
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• Super PAC backing Jay Inslee for president announces $1 million ad buy as he visits Iowa

  05-03-2019 19:08
  CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is getting big financial backing from a new super PAC as he makes his first visit to Iowa since declaring his presidential candidacy. Act Now on Climate, a super PAC led by Inslee allies, announced the $1 million ad buy Tuesday, billing it as the first seven-figure […]
  
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• Man killed in house fire in Burley, Idaho

  05-03-2019 19:07
  BURLEY, Idaho (AP) — Authorities say a man was killed Monday morning in an Idaho house fire. Firefighter Justin Jensen told The Times-News that some children spotted the fire as they were walking to school in the southern Idaho town of Burley. They got their mom and the report came into the fire department at […]
  
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• Snowpack in northeastern Oregon yields tale of hard winter

  05-03-2019 18:55
  BAKER CITY, Ore. (AP) — Luke Albert strides into the meadow and his snowshoes disappear so rapidly that it seems something more than plain gravity is at play. Albert gazes across the unblemished surface, which glitters in an eye-watering way under the unique blue of an alpine sky, and he reconsiders. “I think we’re going […]
  
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• Images show landscape of crushed homes and sorrow in Alabama

  05-03-2019 18:51
  BEAUREGARD, Ala. (AP) — A tornado that splintered homes, killed 23 people and injured 90 more in Alabama was the deadliest to hit the U.S. since May 2013, when a twister near Oklahoma City killed 24 people. The twister that struck Beauregard , Alabama, was part of a powerful storm system that slashed its way […]
  
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• Monster snowstorm costs to surpass Bend’s snow plow budget

  05-03-2019 18:34
  BEND, Ore (AP) — A monster snowstorm that pummeled the central Oregon city of Bend last week will likely push the city’s snow removal costs way past the budgeted amount. The Bulletin reports Tuesday that bills from private snow removal contractors are expected to total up to $300,000 and the city budgeted for $250,000 for […]
  
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• The Deadline Is Coming Right Up—Enter Your Pet in The Stranger's Ugly Pet Contest!

  05-03-2019 18:15 via thestranger.com
  
  by The StrangerLast year's winner, Sharky.
  Is your cat the gnarliest beast this side of Bellevue? Does your dog have a face only a mother could love? Is your bird just plain old bad-looking? If so, your beloved animal could end up on the cover of The Stranger's Pet Issue!
  Our second annual Ugly Pet Contest is sponsored by Jet City Animal Clinic, and it is open to any hideous furry, feathered, or hairless companions that live within Seattle city limits. (If your pet is a finalist, we'll send a ph
  
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• 2 suspects in Grunwald murder case to be tried in Fairbanks

  05-03-2019 17:54
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Two suspects in a high-profile southcentral Alaska murder case will be tried in Fairbanks. Anchorage television station KTVA reports Judge Gregory Heath on Monday granted a change of venue motion for Bradley Renfro and Austin Barrett. They are charged with murder, kidnapping and other charges in the death of 16-year-old David […]
  
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• Slog AM: Teen Claps Back at Anti-Vax Parents, SDOT Shoots for Zero Pedestrian Deaths, A New Kind of Twin

  05-03-2019 17:29 via thestranger.com
  
  by Timothy KenneyPlease do not kill the pedestrians. AlexLinch/Getty Images
  Can we get to zero pedestrian deaths? The Seattle Department of Transportation thinks we can and they’re going to tell the city council how they plan to do it today. Pedestrian deaths from car accidents have actually been rising across the country, but Seattle has been able to avoid that trend and actually reduce fatalities. Yes, bike lanes actually do help. So does shortening lights so people don’t jaywalk.
  
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• Advice on salt, hidden in an array of foods, gets specific

  05-03-2019 17:02
  NEW YORK (AP) — It can be hidden in bread, pizza, soup and other packaged foods and restaurant meals. Now, advice to watch out for salt is coming with a more specific reason. A report released Tuesday by the National Academies of Science ties the recommended limit on sodium to a reduced risk of chronic […]
  
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• Blue Mountain Community College hires new president

  05-03-2019 16:55
  PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) — Blue Mountain Community College board members have voted unanimously to hire Dennis Bailey-Fougnier as the college’s next president. The East Oregonian reports that Bailey-Fougnier, the seventh person to hold the position, emerged from a pool of 44 applicants and four finalists. The veteran administrator comes to the school in Pendleton, Oregon, […]
  
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• Trump aims to stem vet suicide with outreach, local grants

  05-03-2019 16:54
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration is seeking to stem the number of veteran suicides with a plan to boost outreach by awarding grants to community programs. Trump is signing an order Tuesday that directs his agencies to develop the plan within 12 months. A new task force will look to create a grant […]
  
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• Man arrested on suspicion of eighth DUI after Seattle hit-and-run

  05-03-2019 16:15
  In December 2013, Joseph Shaun Goodman was arrested for his seventh DUI after leading police on a chase at 100 mph through downtown Olympia before he crashed into parked car and a home.
  
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• A ship carrying four huge cranes is on its way to Tacoma. Here’s how to see it as it comes through Puget Sound

  05-03-2019 16:02
  Four skyscraper-like cranes, among the largest on the West Coast, will float through Puget Sound today on a ship.
  
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• Heavy rains, floods kill 32 people across Afghanistan

  05-03-2019 15:05
  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Norwegian Refugee Council says more than 32 people have died and thousands displaced as heavy rains and flooding swept away homes across Afghanistan. The NRC says hundreds of homes were destroyed and around 4,000 families are in need of assistance in southern Kandahar province alone. The flooding began Friday and […]
  
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